Summer 2026: Glacier National Park
Location: Montana
Several months of living in the park allowed for photos across several seasons
Oct. 2025: Canyonlands National Park
Location: Utah
Canyonlands is divided into three sections, this photo was taken in the Island in the Sky near the Green River Overlook
Dec. 2023: Chiricahua National Park
Location: Arizona
Found in eastern Arizona, this small jewel is home to pinnacles formed from layers of lava flows and ash sculpted over millions of years by faulting and erosion
Feb. 2004: Ushuaia & Antarctic Peninsula
Location: Argentina & Antarctica
Animal life abounds at the bottom of our planet. Unfortunately, this was early in the digital camera evolution so I only had a 5-megapixel camera
Location: Vietnam & Bora Bora
Palms at Peppercorn Beach on the island of Phu Quoc Vietnam and the crystal waters of the Bora Bora Lagoon in French Polynesia
Animals of the Rocky Mountains
Location: Glacier, Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
This amazing part of the country has a treasure of majestic animals including bison, elk, moose, eagles, bears and grouse among others
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Location: Grand Teton National Park
A moose crossing the Snake River with the Grand Teton as a backdrop and Leigh Lake calm before an incoming storm
Location: Page Arizona and Zion National Park
Where vegetation may be lacking there is always light and the desert comes alive with warming rays as seen at Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon & Delicate Arch
Aug. 2005: India
Location: New Delhi, Agra & Jaipur
The colors and vibrancy of India. These photos include visits to Fatehpur Sikri, Humayun’s Tomb and Taj Mahal
Experiments in Infrared Photography
Locations: Kauai Island, Mono Lake & Morgan Territory California
Using a combination of ND filters and removing the infrared filter of an old Sony camera allows for photos in infrared light rather than the visible light spectrum capturing unique perspectives and ghost-like auras
Lonely Beauty
Locations: Moonscape Vista & Snow Canyon State Park Utah
Sometimes nature defies words and it must just be enjoyed for it’s raw creativity and solemn otherworldly unique perspectives
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Locations: Big Bend & White Sands National Parks & Jean Lafitte National Preserve
Our National Park Service provides endless possibilities to capture nature at it’s finest
Locations: Valley of Fire State Park Nevada, Monument Valley Arizona & Paria Mountain Utah
These ancient deserts are like a woven tapestry of intricate designs of vertical and horizontal linear artwork
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Locations: Joshua Tree National Park & Saguaro National Park
Prickly upclose but fuzzy-appearing from afar, teddy-bear chola cacti, joshua trees and saguaro cacti, among other plants, adorn the Mojave & Sonoran Deserts
Moonrise
Location: Nevada & New Mexico
A supermoon over Lake Mead in Nevada and close-up clipping the mountain top during a moonrise over Albuquerque New Mexico
Solar & Lunar Eclipses
Location: From Earth
A partial solar eclipse in 2017 and the peak and start of a lunar eclipse in 2026 (Saturn in lower left of center photo)
Locations: Capitol Reef & Grand Teton National Parks
Following the fall colors south, the trees in Grand Teton peaked in September and in southern Utah in November
Apr. 2005
Location: Dublin California
Spring in the rolling hills of northern California. Unfortunately, this view was wiped out by the ever-ravenous, creeping tentacles of development
May 2013: Golden Gate Bridge
Location: California
A parting shot of the most recognizable of all the internationally admired monuments of San Francisco
I have been traveling and photographing the world since my first digital camera in 1999. My equipment has evolved from a 2-megapixel Sony to a line of Canon cameras including the 20D, 5D, 6D DSLRs, and the R6 mirrorless, with lenses from 16-500mm, plus the occasional iPhone. The above represent a selection of some of my favorite scenery and wildlife photographs.
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